Finalist Award Ceremony

Join us for the Global Cooling Prize Finalist Awards Ceremony in New Delhi, India on November 15.

This event is being co-hosted by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India; Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI); and Mission Innovation. The ceremony will feature the global announcement of the breakthrough cooling technologies selected as the Finalists of the Global Cooling Prize and keynote presentations on the technologies. These cooling solutions will be selected based upon their potential to have at least five times (5X) less climate impact than standard entry-level room AC units being sold in the market today, while demonstrating performance on all the other prize criteria. Each of these selected teams will be awarded the first installment of the US$200,000 award to develop and deliver two working prototypes of their cooling technology for testing in India over the summer of 2020. The award ceremony will also feature special remarks from global leaders and policymakers on the dais.

The Finalist Award Ceremony will see attendance from prominent government officials, research institutions, VC firms and investors, innovators, startups, AC leaders, industry associations, and many more. There will be speeches from influential leaders in innovation, energy, and technology, and include opportunities for engaging networking opportunities.

If you would like to join us for this special invite-only international awards cermeony, please register your interest to attend through this link, and we will follow up with an invitation.

The Global Cooling Prize is administered by RMI, Conservation X Labs, Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy (AEEE), CEPT University, and supported by Association for Energy Affordability, The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Air conditioning and Heating (AIRAH), Alliance to Save Energy, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE), Clasp, Dena (German Energy Agency), European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (eceee), Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development’s (IGSD), Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE), Project Drawdown, Social Alpha, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), The Chinese Association of Refrigeration, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), The Climate Group, United for Efficiency (U4E), Virgin Unite, UN Environment, World Economic Forum, World Wildlife Fund (WWF).